The 100 best football players who have ever lived: from Messi to Maradona, Cristiano to Cruyff and everyone in between

Pete Prisco shares his 100 best players entering the new season

Who are the 30 greatest football players the United States has produced in its history? It’s something of a fool’s errand to compile such a list – what with trying to compare stars from different eras and even trying to assess the worth of those at ...

Illustration: Demetrius Robinson / The Athletic; Photos: Scott Halleran / Allsport / Getty Images, USA Today Sports Editor’s note: As the World Cup continues in the United States for the first time since 1994, The Athletic is looking back at college ...

It’s the summer, which means sports news outlets around the country are trying to keep readers engaged until the 2026 college football season begins. To that end, earlier this month, ESPN released a big project in which it determined the best player to ever wear each jersey number (0-99) in college football history.

Ranking the 10 best football players at any powerhouse collegiate program is a mighty task. It’s tougher still when that school is Georgia. The Bulldogs have been one of the best college football teams in the country for the past decade-plus. Add that to ...

The Spartans made a big addition at linebacker over the offseason.

Pro Football Network put out its Top 100 players and four Pittsburgh Steelers make the cut including Joey Porter Jr. and Zach Frazier.